Parhaiya in India
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People Group data: Omid. Map geography: UNESCO / GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project.
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Scripture Prayers for the Parhaiya in India.
| People Name General | Parhaiya |
| People Name in Country | Parhaiya |
| Population this Country | 37,000 |
| Population all Countries | 43,000 |
| Total Countries | 2 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 1 ● |
| Unreached | Yes |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 4 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | 1 |
| Alternate Names | Baiga; Maler; Pandubasi; Parahiya; परहया |
| People ID | 17850 |
| ROP3 Code | 113324 |
| Country | India | ||||||
| Region | Asia, South | ||||||
| Continent | Asia | ||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | ||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | ||||||
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | ||||||
| Total States on file | 6 | ||||||
| Largest States |
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| Districts | Interactive map, listing and data download | ||||||
| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | ||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 6 |
| Jharkhand 30,000 | |
| Uttar Pradesh 3,900 | |
| West Bengal 1,200 | |
| Bihar 1,100 | |
| Uttarakhand 60 | |
| Odisha 60 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Hindi (26,000 speakers) | |||||||||||||||
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||||||||||||||
| Total Languages | 25 | |||||||||||||||
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) |
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| Primary Language | Hindi (26,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | hin Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 25 |
| Secondary Languages (only 15 largest shown) | |
| Magahi 2,400 | |
| Mundari 1,100 | |
| Bengali 800 | |
| Santhali 500 | |
| Mal Paharia 300 | |
| Bhojpuri 200 | |
| Angika 40 | |
| Odia 30 | |
| Marathi 30 | |
| Garhwali 30 | |
| Maithili 30 | |
| Kumaoni 20 | |
| Kurux 20 | |
| Kanauji 20 | |
| Chhattisgarhi: Baigani 20 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Hindi |
Primary Language: Hindi
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1806-1962) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1811-1998) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1835-2019) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| World Bibles | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| Virtual Storehouse | |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.01 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
0.78 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
94.15 %
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| Islam |
0.16 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.01 %
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| Unknown |
4.88 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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